If I was there… It was the middle of the day; the sun was just out a few hours earlier. The sky was clear blue and the warmth flowed over my face. The songs of various birds, the bleat of lambs, ribbits of frogs, and laughing of children all filled my ears. The air was sweet with the scent of tulips and lupines. But then, everything changed. It was only midday, but it became dark all around and in spite of the yelling and cursing there was an eerie silence. The smell of death filled my nostrils. The air was stale and damp, and I could feel it even in…

If I was there… As I looked around, my senses took in what my eyes could not. It was a strange place. Dark, cold, damp. The smell of rotten eggs filled my nostrils, taking my breath away. The silence was so loud I could hear my own heartbeat and breathing. The air around me was heavy and a taste of metal filled my mouth. My eyes could not see anything but darkness. As I creeped forward, less than an inch at a time, I found what seemed like a wall of sorts. It was smooth, cold, but uneven. As I continued walking very slowly forward, my eyes started seeing shadows.…